Saturday night found the Gordons traveling over to Durham for a get-together of Obama supporters. It was billed as "Partying for Change in the New Year", and was described as such in the event listing: "There's going to be a Wang Dang Doodle for Barack to celebrate Change and our coming victories across the nation! It will be held at Tyler's Tap Room and Restaurant in Downtown Durham, near the ball park on the American Tobacco Campus. 324 Blackwell St., Suite 400, Durham NC 27701. It will be on Saturday December 29th from 8-10 pm. And I would like everyone to come and join in the festivities and contribute to the Presidential Campaign. I hope we will have t-shirts, hats, bumper stickers to sell and give away. Post cards or letters to write to Campaign volunteers and Captains. Food/beverage is not included but maybe purchased from the establishment."
How could we go wrong? It just happened to be hosted at one of Chris's favorite beer destinations: Tyler's Taproom. I mean, look at all the taps!
Tyler's is a 55-minute drive to the Historic American Tobacco Complex, a converted tobacco processing campus with warehouses now occupied by restaurants, a YMCA, offices, and even the Durham studios of NPR's WUNC. All this complete with Lucky Strike water tower and smokestack:
We met with a bunch of Obama supporters, ate some great food, imbibed some great beverages, and discussed our hero for 3 hours. Our end of the tables explored the healthcare discussion, with two nurses and a pharmacist talking shop and the deplorable condition of a majority of citizens' coverage. There was also banter for a trip down to South Carolina on January 26th for their primary day. It was a fun evening meeting fellow supporters. There was little to no current administration bashing, just a good full dose of hope and inspiration. A worthy Wang Dang Doodle for Barack indeed.
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